"Fathersarelikebloarble,giantcubes,highlypolished,withveinsandseams,placedsquarelyinyourpath...Theyotbeclimbedover,hertheybeslitheredpast."

    Thedeadfather,whoissome3,200cubitslong,isbeinghauledacrossthelandscapebymeansofacablepulledbyeenorsoofhisfollowers.Exceptthedeadfatherisnotreallydead.Heispasthisprime,sexuallyandauthoritatively.Heisvainandfoolish,butheloomslarge.Hehasbeenafessor--hishuge,hollowmeicallegislargeenoughtotainfessionals--andanautocrat.Amanualforsons,samplefatherlymonologuesandtipsoifyingfathersbyceneralhabit,isincludedforthefused.BarthelmesextraordinaryretellingoftheuniversalmythoffatherscarriesechoesofBeckett,Kafka,JamesJoydSylviaPlath.HistaleevokesmemoriesofOrpheusandKingLear,butalso,perhaps,WoodyAllen.TheDeadFather,wildlyidprovocative,brimswithenergyandliteraryantics.

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